A Body Displaced, A Lansin Island Mystery by Andrew Butcher, Now Available at a Special Price

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A Body Displaced by Andrew Butcher

A Lansin Island Mystery (2nd in series)

Publisher: Andrew Butcher

Price: 99¢ (as of 04/08/2016 at 3:00 PM ET).

  

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In the aftermath of a shocking murder, Nick and Juliet handle their lives in almost opposite ways. Everything is finally on the up for Nick, now that he has full-time work, stronger relationships, and even a girlfriend. So when a romantic weekend away turns into a bloodbath, he's left disillusioned … and with the fear that someone is targeting him.

For Juliet, the things she has witnessed still haunt her, and the deceit she has suffered feels fresh. Struggling to keep her life in order, she attempts to regain confidence by learning to control her ability. Not only that, she tries out something she has avoided for a long time. Dating.

But neither Nick nor Juliet can forget what they experienced together, what they glimpsed of the Otherworld. And as events unfold, it becomes apparent that the Otherworld hasn't forgotten them either …

— A Body Displaced by Andrew Butcher

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The Murder of Mary Russell by Laurie R. King, New in Bookstores during April 2016

Today's featured new hardcover mystery, suspense, or thriller title scheduled to be published during April 2016 is …

The Murder of Mary Russell by Laurie R. King, a Mary Russell Mystery (14th in series)

Publisher: Bantam

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Mary Russell is used to dark secrets — her own, and those of her famous partner and husband, Sherlock Holmes. Trust is a thing slowly given, but over the course of a decade together, the two have forged an indissoluble bond.

And what of the other person to whom Mary Russell has opened her heart: the couple's longtime housekeeper, Mrs. Hudson? Russell's faith and affection are suddenly shattered when a man arrives on the doorstep claiming to be Mrs. Hudson's son.

What Samuel Hudson tells Russell cannot possibly be true, yet she believes him — as surely as she believes the threat of the gun in his hand. In a devastating instant, everything changes. And when the scene is discovered — a pool of blood on the floor, the smell of gunpowder in the air — the most shocking revelation of all is that the grim clues point directly to Clara Hudson.

Or rather to Clarissa, the woman she was before Baker Street.

The key to Russell's sacrifice lies in Mrs. Hudson's past. To uncover the truth, a frantic Sherlock Holmes must put aside his anguish and push deep into his housekeeper's secrets — to a time before her disguise was assumed, before her crimes were buried away.

There is death here, and murder, and trust betrayed. And nothing will ever be the same.

— The Murder of Mary Russell by Laurie R. King

For a list of more new hardcover titles to be published this month, visit our New Mysteries page for April 2016. For new paperback titles, visit The Mystery Bookshelf where a selection of April 2016 mysteries, novels of suspense, and thrillers are shelved.

Telemystery: White Hot, based on the Suspense Novel by Sandra Brown, to Premiere on Hallmark April 17th

On Sunday, April 17th, Hallmark Movies & Mysteries will premiere White Hot, adapted from the suspense novel by Sandra Brown.

Sayre Hoyle (played by Shenae Grimes-Beech) is a single and strikingly beautiful interior designer, enjoying success in San Francisco after running away from her Louisiana hometown, where her family still resides, a decade ago. When she learns of her brother's unexpected death, Sayre returns to her small town to attend his funeral, and revisits the strained relationship she's always had with her father, Huff Hoyle (John Schneider), a corrupt factory owner who lords over his employees — and most of the town — using fear and intimidation. There, Sayre meets Beck Merchant (Sean Faris), Huff's handsome attorney, who immediately takes an interest in her. Though it's widely believed her brother died from an accidental gunshot wound, Sayre soon begins to suspect foul play, and turns the town upside down when she launches her own investigation, attempting to discover the truth behind his tragic passing. Uncovering a web of dark secrets, lies, cover ups and revenge plots, Sayre struggles with family dynamics, terrifying threats and local law-enforcement officials. Despite becoming more and more attracted to Beck — and maybe even falling in love — Sayre remains determined to prove her brother was murdered and bring his killer to justice.

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Moss Hysteria by Kate Collins, New on the Mystery Bookshelf during April 2016

New on the Mystery Bookshelf during April 2016 …

Moss Hysteria by Kate Collins, An Abby Knight, Flower Shop Mystery (18th in series)

Publisher: NAL

  

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Flower shop owner Abby Knight and her husband, Marco, are ecstatic to finally be moving into their new home, despite the prospect of unpacking a seemingly infinite number of boxes. After all, Brandywine — their new subdivision — seems like an oasis with its welcoming neighbors and beautifully manicured lawns.

But their idyllic community is suddenly uprooted when a body is found floating in a nearby pond. The police think Abby and Marco's helpful next door neighbor is the culprit, but the newlyweds aren't convinced.

Meanwhile, Marco distrusts his mother's slick new boyfriend, and Abby's cousin Jillian has agreed to decorate their new home, resulting in comic chaos. Even worse, as Abby and Marco dig through Brandywine's secrets in search of a killer, they discover that some flowers come from very bad seeds … and danger stalks even the sunniest small-town streets.

— Moss Hysteria by Kate Collins

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The Prisoner of the Riviera, A Francis Bacon Mystery by Janice Law, Now Available at a Special Price

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The Prisoner of the Riviera by Janice Law

A Francis Bacon Mystery (2nd in series)

Publisher: Open Road

Price: $2.99 (as of 04/08/2016 at 1:00 PM ET).

  

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In postwar France, a gambler finds that surviving his vacation may be a long shot …

Peace has come to England and the blackout is over, but the gloom has yet to lift from London. One night, leaving a gambling club where he has run up a considerable tab, the young painter Francis Bacon, accompanied by his lover, sees a man gunned down in the street. They do what they can to stanch the flow of blood, but the Frenchman dies in the hospital. Soon afterward, Bacon receives a strange offer from the club owner: He will erase Bacon's debts if the painter delivers a package to the dead man's widow, Madame Renard, on the Riviera. What gambler could resist a trip to Monte Carlo?

After handing over the parcel, Bacon learns that Madame Renard is dead — and the striking young woman who accepted the delivery is an imposter. The Riviera may be lovely, but in 1945, its sun-drenched beaches can be just as dark as the back alleys of London.

— The Prisoner of the Riviera by Janice Law

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Life is Better Brunette, A Gilda Wright Mystery by Diane Bator, New This Week from Gemma Halliday Publishing

Gemma Halliday Publishing is a boutique publisher of light-hearted mystery, romantic suspense and romantic comedy novels, perfect for popping into your beach bag for a weekend away or cozying up beside a warm fire for a quiet night in.

We've selected one of their recently published titles to feature here today …

Life is Better Brunette by Diane Bator

A Gilda Wright Mystery (3rd in series)

Publisher: Gemma Halliday Publishing

Price: $4.99 (as of 04/08/2016 at 12:30 PM ET).

  

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Gilda Wright has always had an open mind about the spiritual world. Dating the hot sensei at her martial arts school, Mick Williams, has taught her that mind, body, and spirit have a strong connection. But when her good friend and sometimes flirtation, Kane Garrick hires a pretty psychic at his New Age store, Gilda finds herself torn between being glad he's distracted and feeling just the teeny-tiniest bit jealous. A feeling that quickly turns to suspicion when the psychic's predictions begin to come true — including one about the murder of a well-known person in their small town!

Suddenly Gilda wonders if the psychic's involvement in both her predictions and Kane's life are mere coincidence or a clever set up. It's up to Gilda to find the truth and track down a killer … before her own death becomes next on the psychic's prediction list!

— Life is Better Brunette by Diane Bator

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Enter to Win The Clearing by Dan Newman

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Title: The Clearing
A Novel of Suspense
Author: Dan Newman
Publisher: Diversion Books
Format: eBook
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About The Clearing …

A young man returns to St. Lucia, where he grew up, and where his guilt for the part he played in a murder continues to haunt.

Now, thirty years later, Nate responds to his father's suicide with a trip back to St. Lucia, the land where he was raised as an outsider, tolerated but not accepted. As a boy he ventured out to the plantation of Ti Fenwe with three others — weak-willed Pip, and cousins Richard and Tristan. Surrounded on all sides by dense jungle, the boys explore, their only rule to be back in the house before nightfall. Because at Ti Fenwe, something ancient stalks the jungle, its reputation more horrifying than any of the boys can comprehend.

But it's a very real enemy who changes the boys forever, and snuffs out a life. Decades later, Nate comes back to finally gain a measure of peace over his role in the killing, and to uncover the deadly secrets of St. Lucia once and for all.

A Conversation with Mystery Author Teresa Watson

We are delighted to welcome author Teresa Watson to Omnimystery News today, courtesy of Great Escapes Book Tours, which is coordinating her current book tour. We encourage you to visit all of the participating host sites; you can find her schedule here.

Teresa's second mystery in her Ghost Writer's series is Who Invited the Ghost To Dinner? (Teresa Watson; February 2016 ebook format) and we recently had the opportunity to spend some with her talking about her work.

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Omnimystery News: Introduce us to your series character. What is it about her that appeals to you as a writer?

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Teresa Watson

Teresa Watson: My lead character is Camille (Cam) Shaw. She's a ghostwriter. (I'm afraid she's not allowed to mention the names of people she's worked with. Those confidentiality rules, you know). Things are going fairly well for her, until she is asked by a ghost to find his murderer. Needless to say, being able to talk to ghosts all of a sudden is rather unnerving.

What appeals to me is the interaction with the ghosts. I love how she's the only one who can see them, so she has to watch what she says around her family and friends. She's also a preacher's kid, so the existence of ghosts is not something that was generally acknowledged as she was growing up. She's having to balance her religious beliefs against what is happening. At some point, I'm sure she's going to have to tell her father about this. That should be an interesting conversation.

OMN: Who Invited the Ghost To Dinner? is the second book in the series. How has Cam changed since she was first introduced?

TW: I try to develop my characters over time. The reason being is because if these things were to happen to a person in real life, then it would be safe to assume that it would affect them in some way. You can't just have someone suddenly start talking to ghosts, and not expect them to change in some way. As this series progresses, I expect to see Cam really struggle with the implications of this newfound ability, and how it affects her relationships, especially with her parents and her boyfriend, who happens to be the chief of police. This isn't something that she'll be able to keep secret forever, so I anticipate her becoming something of either a local celebrity (for the paranormal crowd), or the town oddball.

OMN: How much of your own personal or professional experience have you included in your books?

TW: Cam is a lot like me. I am a preacher's kid, a writer, a redhead, love Dr Pepper, sports, and I'm close to my family. Grandma Alma is based upon my late grandmother, Edna Anna Alma Kersten Altman; Jim and Charlotte Shaw are based on my parents (also named Jim and Charlotte). Like Jim in the story, my father was also a military veteran.

As for the situations, some of the conversations between Jim and Cam are similar to ones that Dad and I have had over the years. Not word for word, but close enough for me to write about them first hand. Cam is a bit of a klutz; my friends call me Queen Klutz. I should own stock in medical supplies, I'll put it that way.

OMN: How true are you to the settings in the books?

TW: The Ghostwriter stories take place in a small Texas town called Waxahachie, which is where I live. It's just south of Dallas. Our town square has our famous courthouse in the middle (if you've seen Tender Mercies, Places in the Heart, or Walker, Texas Ranger, you've probably seen it). I've done my best to stay true to the local environment. The community theatre is located in the park; it is hexagon shaped, and it was built in the early 1900s. The police station is about two blocks from the old courthouse, just like in the story.

I lived in the area for a while when I was growing up, and after I got married, we built a house here. So, in a way, it was like coming home. This area has a beautiful, rich history that a lot of people don't know about, so I do my best to make sure Cam and the gang represent it well.

OMN: If we could send you anywhere in the world to research the setting for a book, where would it be?

TW: I would take my mom and go to England and Scotland. If Texas has a beautiful, rich history, just magnify that a thousand times over for England/Scotland. Our ancestors come from Scotland, so I would love to go there and do some research. Wouldn't it be wonderful to set a ghostwriter book in a haunted Scottish castle?

OMN: Create a Top 5 list for us on any topic.

TW: Top 5 favorite films:

1. The Quiet Man
2. McClintock!
3. El Dorado
4. The Longest Day
5. The Man with No Name Trilogy

OMN: What's next for you?

TW: Book-related, I'm working on the eighth book of the Lizzie Crenshaw Mysteries (my first series), Death Drives a Zamboni. Then I'll work on the next Ghostwriter book, which we have an idea for, but no title. Personally, road trip to Missouri next month! Yep, I'm driving up there in my van, so my mother can take the van and go to Myrtle Beach, without me. Something seriously wrong with that …

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Teresa Watson is the daughter of a semi-retired Methodist minister, and has spent most of her life living in Texas and New Mexico (and no, she is not a native Texan; she was born in the state of Washington). She graduated from West Texas A&M University with a bachelor's degree in 2000. She taught school for a couple of years before realizing that she really wanted to spend her time writing. She's a daughter, mother, wife, sister, granddaughter. Currently, she lives in North Texas with her husband, and her son has gone off to college. She has a wicked sense of humor and finds almost anything funny.

For more information about the author, please visit her website at MyFunnyViewOfLife.com and her author page on Goodreads, or find her on Facebook and Twitter.

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Who Invited the Ghost To Dinner? by Teresa Watson

A Ghost Writer Mystery

Publisher: Teresa Watson

Cam Shaw is hoping that her life will be ghost-free from now on. But that hope dies with the appearance of Mac "the Faker" Green, a wise-cracking ghost from Vegas who has followed her grandmother home. And during the opening night of Blithe Spirit, someone has sent Susan Ingram to her ghostly afterlife.

What does her death have to do with the death of her mother-in-law fifty years ago? Who is trying to wipe out the Ingram family one person at a time? And when will that Vegas ghost stop sticking his nose into Cam's business?

— Who Invited the Ghost To Dinner? by Teresa Watson. Click here to take a Look Inside the book.

Today's Selection of Daily Deals for Friday, April 08, 2016

Omnimystery News is pleased to feature a selection of today's Daily Deals found on Friday, April 08, 2016 at 7:30 AM ET …

Born of Shadows by Sherrilyn Kenyon

The League Series (4th in series)

Publisher: Grand Central

Kindle Daily Deal Price: $2.99

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In a world where the League and its assassins rule, where betrayal and treachery are everywhere … the only survivors are those ones who are born of shadows …

For Caillen Dagan, a defiant soldier of fortune, survival isn't a right, it's a brutal daily battle. Moving through the Ichidaian universe like a wraith, his brushes with the law and death are legendary. But when an act of rare heroism reveals his hidden birthright, he's forced into a world much more dangerous and cold-hearted than the bloody streets where he was raised-one of obscene wealth and lethal politics.

Ferocious and determined, Desideria serves as an official bodyguard for her queen. Born of questionable genetics, she will do anything to prove herself worthy of the weapons she carries and the position she's won by combat. But when she uncovers a ruthless plot to assassinate the queen and overthrow her country's government, Desideria is caught in the crosshairs.

With assassination contracts out on both of them, Caillen and Desideria must learn to fight together or die alone. And if they fail, their governments will fall into the hands of an unimaginable evil.

— Born of Shadows by Sherrilyn Kenyon

Bird Box by Josh Malerman

A Horror Thriller

Publisher: Ecco

Kindle Daily Deal Price: $1.99

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Something is out there …

Something terrifying that must not be seen. One glimpse and a person is driven to deadly violence. No one knows what it is or where it came from.

Five years after it began, a handful of scattered survivors remain, including Malorie and her two young children. Living in an abandoned house near the river, she has dreamed of fleeing to a place where they might be safe. Now, that the boy and girl are four, it is time to go. But the journey ahead will be terrifying: twenty miles downriver in a rowboat — blindfolded — with nothing to rely on but her wits and the children's trained ears. One wrong choice and they will die. And something is following them. But is it man, animal, or monster?

Engulfed in darkness, surrounded by sounds both familiar and frightening, Malorie embarks on a harrowing odyssey — a trip that takes her into an unseen world and back into the past, to the companions who once saved her. Under the guidance of the stalwart Tom, a motely group of strangers banded together against the unseen terror, creating order from the chaos. But when supplies ran low, they were forced to venture outside — and confront the ultimate question: in a world gone mad, who can really be trusted?

— Bird Box by Josh Malerman

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Today's Selection of Free MystereBooks for Friday, April 08, 2016

Omnimystery News is pleased to feature a selection of Free MystereBooks found on Friday, April 08, 2016 at 7:00 AM ET …

Sacrifice by Carolyn Arnold

A Madison Knight Mystery

Publisher: Hibbert & Stiles Publishing

Price: FREE!

  

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Family Secrets by Kate Kane

A Lane Parker Mystery

Publisher: Kane Communications

Price: FREE!

  

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Walking After Midnight by Malcolm Richards

A Psychological Suspense Novella

Publisher: Storm House

Price: FREE!

  

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No Good Son by J. L. Vaughn

A Novel of Suspense

Publisher: J. L. Vaughn

Price: FREE!

  

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Gap Year by Sid Colton

A Detective's Story

Publisher: Sid Colton

Price: FREE!

  

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The Lament of Lucas Slade by R. J. Garner

A Crime Novel

Publisher: R. J. Garner

Price: FREE!

  

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The Dragon at the Edge of the Map by P. A. Wilson

A Crime Thriller

Publisher: P. A. Wilson

Price: FREE!

  

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The Truth of Lies by Matt Jackson

A Nick Tome Mystery

Publisher: Matt Jackson

Price: FREE!

  

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Vigilant by Angel Lawson

A Novel of Suspense

Publisher: Angel Lawson

Price: FREE!

  

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The Haunted Statue by Alba Arango

The Decoders Series

Publisher: Alba Arango

Price: FREE!

  

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Another Man's Treasure, A Palmyrton Estate Sale Mystery by S. W. Hubbard, Now Available at a Special Price

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Omnimystery News is pleased to present you with one of today's titles … but take advantage of this deal now as the price will go up to its digital list price soon! (See the countdown clock on the book product page to see how much time remains on this deal.)

Another Man's Treasure by S. W. Hubbard

A Palmyrton Estate Sale Mystery (1st in series)

Publisher: S. W. Hubbard

Price: 99¢ (as of 04/07/2016 at 8:00 PM ET).

  

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On a snowy Christmas Eve, a beautiful young mother goes out to buy a few last minute gifts and never returns … Thirty years later, her daughter picks up her trail …

As the owner of an estate sale business, Audrey Nealon knows a lot about art, antiques, and the unlikely places old people hide their treasures. But the shabby home of an elderly widow holds alarming surprises: street drugs in the silverware drawer, a trunkful of jewels in the attic, and the distinctive ring Audrey's mother was wearing the night she disappeared in Palmyrton, New Jersey.

Believing the truth will bring her peace, Audrey relentlessly pursues clues to her family's troubled history. But each fact Audrey uncovers drags her further away from the love she craves, and puts her on a collision course with people more determined, more ambitious, and more dangerous than she can fathom.

— Another Man's Treasure by S. W. Hubbard

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Review: Switcheroo by Aaron Elkins

A Mysterious Review of Switcheroo by Aaron Elkins. A Gideon Oliver Mystery.

Review summary: This makes for a mostly entertaining, relaxing read but it is far from a whodunit-style mystery and, given the premise of Gideon Oliver being the "Skeleton Detective", he really doesn't do much skeletal detecting. Overall, a pleasant entry in this long-running series, but not a terribly memorable one. (Click here for text of full review.)

Our rating:

Switcheroo
Aaron Elkins
A Gideon Oliver Mystery
Thomas & Mercer (February 2016)

Publisher synopsis: A cold case dating from the 1960s draws forensic anthropologist Gideon Oliver to the Channel Islands decades later to shine a light on the mysterious connection between two men who died there on the same night.

Swapped as young boys by their fathers during the Nazi occupation, wealthy Roddy Carlisle and middle-class George Skinner had some readjusting to do after the war ended — but their lives remained linked through work, trouble with the law, and finally, it would seem, through murder.

Nobody expects that Gideon's modern-day investigation will turn up fresh bodies. But old bones tell many tales, and the Skeleton Detective has to be at his sharpest to piece together the truth before the body count mounts still higher.